Hey Jack, so seem to know what your talking about here, more than anyone. Would you mind PMing. I really want this to be good for running games like dayz and Arma, and I have no problem upgrading over time, but would like a good start at around my price range of $1200. Please PM me.Located Would you mind providing us with some statistical enlightenment as to why you think Intel is so superior to AMD?
Sounds like he wants to do more gaming related tasks.
I'll agree that Intel has much better single-core performance, but AMD you definitely get more overall bang for your buck.
Nowadays, many games and programs utilise multithreading, which means they will use more than just a single core on the CPU.
In my opinion, the extra cores are great for multitasking as well, because I usually have a number of things open, Chrome, Spotify, a game, etc, and they all balance well across my shiny new 6-core AMD CPU (which only costed $85):
Actually, I used Passmark to benchmark my CPU and got somewhere in the 8000 range (with all the Intel i7 $300+ CPUs) although I wiped Windows recently and will have to redo that if you want evidence.
SourVag your CPU and CPU Cooler will both come with thermal paste, so you really don't need more, but that's up to you.
AFAIK nobody really uses CDs/DVDs anymore, as you can easily create bootable USB devices using Rufus.
Also don't waste $90 on Windows 8, just get it from "the internet". Much easier and cheaper.
Finally, 8 cores is cool and all, but the reason why you're only getting 3.2Ghz is because of that "E" (FX-8320E) which is a lower-power version of the FX-8230. Unless you actually care about power consumption (only 30W, AKA a few extra dollars per year) I would recommend spending a little more and getting the FX-8350 (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) - still 8 cores as the name suggest, but running at 4.0GHz (a huge boost) and easily overclockable to 4.6Ghz with that cooling.
